Minister's Statement 30-15(6): Employee Consultation On Whistleblower Protection  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Government of the Northwest Territories, GNWT, strives to create a work environment that recognizes professionalism, leadership, integrity and respect for others. These shared values help public service employees adhere to high standards that maintain

Bill 19: An Act To Amend The Student Financial Assistance Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be moved into Committee of the Whole for tomorrow. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 19: An Act To Amend The Student Financial Assistance Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Student Financial Assistance Act to raise the maximum aggre

Bill 19: An Act To Amend The Student Financial Assistance Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek consent to deal with second reading of Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act.

Bill 19: An Act To Amend The Student Financial Assistance Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Motion 9-15(6): Setting Of Sitting Hours By Speaker, Carried  I seek unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act.

Bill 19: An Act To Amend The Student Financial Assistance Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, August 17, I will move that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 125-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, not every employee has to enter their time. Positive time reporters and shift workers are the ones who would most often take advantage of the opportunity to do that. If they are not doing it, then it has to be done manually by somebody. If there is

Question 125-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There will be no changes. The doctors should see no changes from what they were seeing before July 3rd and how the system operates. In fact, all employees should see the same system as what we had in place pretty well before July 3rd. Thank you.

Question 125-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In fact, if they're being paid now, they're already on the system. So the system is actually delivering their cheques to them as we speak. What we're talking about here is upgrading the software and we can't go back to the old software because the old s

Question 123-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd be pleased to ensure that we do that kind of report and I will share that with the Members opposite. I'd also be pleased to ensure a regular report through the life of this Assembly to Members on progress in implementing the new system. I can tell y

Question 123-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a significant dollar figure and outstanding invoices to the contractor who was to deliver the system in a working state to us and we are in the process of ensuring that we are satisfied that we have a working system before we would even consider p

Question 123-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not confident that we have that system in place today, but I am confident that, with the assistance of the software manufacturer, who now has a representative here in Yellowknife working with us, that we will get to that very quickly. As I said, w

Question 123-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Absence Management was a brand new module that we have not used in the past. So when we turn that off, then leave is being handled in the same way that it has been up until the new software was installed. So it is the same process as was used prior to J

Question 122-15(6): GNWT Human Resource Management System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not sure where the Member is getting his advice that the program is at fault. What I said was the manner in which the program was modified in the first place is what has caused this problem. Eight of 10 Canadian provinces use this. Another provinc